{"product_id":"super-potato-design-mira-locher-9780804837378","title":"Super Potato Design: The Complete Works of Takashi Sugimoto: Japan's Leading Interior Designer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Potato Design\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-length book to present the work and conceptual ideas of the internationally renowned Japanese design firm Super Potato, founded by Takashi Sugimoto.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuper Potato's compelling designs for the interiors of restaurants, shops and hotels, as well as Takashi Sugimoto's designs for tea ceremony spaces and utensils, are richly complex compositions of materials which create simple, strong spaces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing traditional Japanese building materials such as bamboo, wood, and stone, but creating original yet timeless spaces, Super Potato's designs avoid specific stylistic characterizations and short-lived fashion. By finding contemporary expression for essential concepts present in traditional Japan and combining materials in unexpected ways to create exciting spaces, Super Potato's work has had a significant impact on interior design in Japan and throughout Asia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Potato Design\u003c\/i\u003e is generously illustrated with 320 full-color photographs by the respected Japanese photographer Yoshio Shiratori, who has recorded Super Potato's projects since the firm's conception in 1973. Architect and Japan scholar Mira Locher introduces the ideas and influences of Takashi Sugimoto, the founder and principal designer of Super Potato, and provides a thorough explanation of each project. Architectural drawings further describe the projects. A forward by Tadao Anso, interviews between Takashi Sugimoto and architect Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama, and also graphic designer Kenya Hara, explore the ideas relevant to Japanese designers today. A list of the Complete Works of Super Potato rounds off the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mira Locher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804837376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804837378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 9.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Mira Locher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988271792383,"sku":"9780804837378","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2aef40d-5db7-4ae7-a96f-f1d29070799f.jpg?v=1683293590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/super-potato-design-mira-locher-9780804837378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}